Job Requirements:

• Education: A minimum qualification of a degree or HND in Social work, Psychology, Education, and any other social sciences.
  

• Work Experience: At least 2 years’ experience in implementing child protection programs in humanitarian or development settings.
  

• Demonstrated Technical Skills: Experience in supporting the delivery of group psychosocial activities, emergency response, child protection case management including family tracing and reunification, and setting up child safeguarding mechanisms.
  

• Demonstrated Managerial/Leadership Competencies: a team player, flexible, network-builder, time management, and ability to handle pressure well.
  

• Languages: Fluency in English required and in Hausa preferred
  

• Ensure vulnerability assessments are conducted for all Identified and referred cases, to identify vulnerable children and families and their needs, prioritizing the identification of children experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence including UASC and CAAC.
  

• Ensure quality case management through the development of individualized case-specific action plans for at-risk children and their families, emphasizing high-risk cases of children.
  

• Coordinate with respective governmental agencies and other key stakeholders on vulnerable cases.
  

• Develop daily and weekly activity schedules and draft progress reports (i.e., vulnerability assessments, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), awareness-raising activities, as well as prevention activities to reduce exposure to risk for vulnerable children)
  

• Ensure data protection principles are followed when using CPIMS in managing sensitive personal data of children and their families.
  

• Coordinate communication and support for children and their families and link them to specialized services or other IRC sectors where needed to ensure integrated service provision.
  

• Develop creative engagement activities through SHLS for affected children and families, providing resilience-building opportunities to foster social and leadership development.
  

• Ensure regular communication with the CP manager for updates on achievements and challenges.
  

• Provide daily guidance on SHLS activities to the SHLS facilitators in accordance with the standard tools and procedures including weekly support supervision.
  

• Ensure there is regular interaction with community members and established community mechanisms like the CBPCs to support protection activities.
  

• Conduct service mapping in the location of implementation to support the establishment of a referral pathway.
  

• Work closely with the CBPCs to ensure safe identification and referral of children with protection concerns.
  

Coordination & Representation:

• Attend weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings with the CBCPC and SHLS facilitators to review activities, successes, challenges and the way forward